(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans Boeckh-Behrens
Born: 27 Nov 1898 in Wernigerode, Harz
Died: 13 Feb 1955 in Camp Voikovo, USSR
Promotions:
Fähnrich (04 Oct 1914); Leutnant (29 Jan 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1932); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Oct 1914)
Fähnrich in the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (04 Oct 1914-15 Dec 1914)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (15 Dec 1914-29 Jan 1915)
Company-Officer in the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (20 Jan 1915-06 May 1915)
Company-Leader in the 36th Fusilier-Regiment (06 May 1915-05 May 1917)
In French captivity (05 May 1917-19 Feb 1920)
Released from captivity and Granted Leave (19 Feb 1920-16 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (16 Apr 1920-28 Jun 1920)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the Infantry-Leader IV (28 Jun 1920-14 Jul 1920)
Transferred into the 8th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment and Detached to the 4th Reichswehr-Brigade (14 Jul 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to the Troop-Signals-Course with the Artillery-School in Jüterbog (01 Apr 1921-30 Jun 1921)
Detached to the Sports-Course in Hannover (16 Jan 1922-13 Feb 1922)
Detached to the V. Sports-Course in Wünsdorf (17 Jul 1922-13 Dec 1922)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command VI (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the Staff of the 5th Division – Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1925-01 Oct 1926)
At the same time, Detached to the 5th Pioneer-Battalion, 5th Signals-Battalion and the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jul 1926-30 Sep 1936)
Transferred into the RWM/T4 (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
At the same time, Detached to the 7th Mounted-Regiment (09 Jun 1927-30 Sep 1927)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment and Detached as Supervision-Officer to the Infantry-School, Dresden (01 Oct 1927-01 Feb 1928)
Company-Officer in the 14th (A) Company of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Company-Officer in the 12th Company of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-15 Jan 1929)
Welfare-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Jan 1929-01 Apr 1929)
Transferred into the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Apr 1930)
Company-Officer in the 8th MG-Company of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1930)
Company-Officer in the 12th Company of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Jun 1931)
Transferred into the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1931-13 Jul 1931)
Welfare-Officer of the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (13 Jul 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Advisor in the League Of Nations Department, RWM (01 Oct 1931-01 Mar 1933)
Transferred in unchanged Service-Use into the 1st Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1933-01 May 1933)
Transferred back with unchanged Service-Use to the RWM (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Deutsch-Eylau (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Aug 1936)
Tactics-Instructor at the War Academy (01 Aug 1936-01 Jul 1939)
Transferred into the General-Command of the I. Army-Corps (01 Jul 1939-22 Aug 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of the Special-Purpose-Corps-Command (22 Aug 1939-01 Oct 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of XXVI. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1939-15 Oct 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 3rd Army/Border-Section-Command North (15 Oct 1939-23 Oct 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 16th Army (23 Oct 1939-16 Jan 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of the 16th Army (16 Jan 1942-01 Jul 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1943-15 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 32nd Infantry-Division (15 Sep 1943-16 Aug 1944)
On Leave (16 Aug 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 32nd Infantry-Division (15 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of L. Army-Corps (24 Sep 1944-24 Oct 1944)
Captured and imprisoned on the Peninsula of Hela by the Soviets (08 May 1945-13 Feb 1955)
Died in Soviet captivity (13 Feb 1955)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (4161): am 09.12.1944 als Generalleutnant und Komm. 32. Infanteriedivision/ II Armeekorps/ 18. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Nord
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (278/1): am 30.01.1943 als Oberst i. G. und Chef des Generalstabes der 16. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Nord
- 1939 EK I –S-: 01.10.1939
- 1939 EK II –S-: 18.09.1939
- 1914 EK I : 19.04.1916
- 1914 EK II: 11.05.1915
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 21.06.1920
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 26.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- Komturkreuz des kgl. Ungar. Verdienstordens: 16.11.1939
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 30.07.1942
- Nennung im Wehrmachtsbericht: 06.11.1944
- Ärmelband “Kurland”


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